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Creating the case for Cam and the call

Let us pretend like we are 10, or 15 years into the future because it’s never too early to start planning for the day that Cam Newton’s professional football career is winding down. Only 866 of the 4.72 million individuals who have played college football have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. […]

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Killing the BCS is a good start for college football

The commissioners of the various NCAA football conferences took the first step toward a complete overhaul of the BCS system last week, debating the merits of a four-team playoff to determine the yearly champion. It’s far from a done deal, but definitely something that many fans of college football are looking forward to.

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The Temple Owls’ odyssey

From 1991 to 2009, the Temple Owls struggled to win. After being ousted from the Big East in 2004, they went winless as an independent, and have slowly improved since then. Next year, they’ll rejoin the Big East thanks to extreme perseverence, they’ve bounced back. Theirs is a story that could motivate even the lowest of the low.

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The silly little idea that could happen

Time heals all wounds but after almost a month, Junior Seau’s suicide stings just as much as when it was first announced. It’s too bad, and sad, that he felt like he had no other solutions than to take his own life. I didn’t know him, but it was heartbreaking to see his mother burst […]

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Smith vs Newton: The battle for the best quarterback

When 49ers QB Alex Smith recently took shots at Panthers QB Cam Newton recently, it sparked a debate much larger than who is the better of the two. Instead, people are focusing on just what makes a great quarterback in the first place? Is it team wins or impressive personal statistics? The answer may help decide which QB you’d rather have on your team.

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Relegation: how college football could change from rewarding politics to rewarding merit

It would take forever to break down the inequities of the college football landscape. But you gotta start somewhere, right? As things stand now, the quality of a team from year-to-year matters little. Instead, history and politics reign supreme. Is it time for the NCAA to re-think what they’re doing?

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Campaigning to get Jerry Kramer into the hallowed Hall

Contrary to popular belief, Jerry Kramer, the legendary Green Bay Packer, is not in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. His daughter Alicia is on a campaign to right that decades-old wrong and has discovered that it will take a Herculean effort to do so. Still, she feels that no amount of effort is too great to get her father the recognition she believes he deserves.

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John Marinatto’s departure, Idaho’s pending FCS move signs of NCAA’s future

The Big East Conference is suffering terribly. Teams are fleeing at a break-neck pace and most recently, commissioner John Marinatto has also jumped ship. It’s a tumultuous time for the Big East, and nobody knows whether or not the conference (or the schools involved) will have significant involvement in the top level college football programs.

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From Me to You: RGIII

To every member of the Washington Redskins, Thank you. I’m happy and proud to join your organization. I’m relieved that the day has finally come, especially considering Mr. Mike Shanahan’s remaining 0.1 percent of doubt that he would select someone other than me. By now, you all probably know me at the very least because […]

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Arkansas’ transition shows winning isn’t everything

When the Arkansas Razorbacks fired Bobby Petrino and hired John L. Smith to replace him, they effectively received a downgrade as far as a winning history is concerned. So why did they do it? Well, it turns out that Petrino didn’t exactly have the kind of image that Arkansas wanted on display. Andrew Bucholtz elaborates.